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Looking to possibly add a bow mounted FF to assist in my style of fishing.
Mostly fish alone.
My primary fishing includes....small, med, large reservoirs/lakes and Colorado river... Lakes Havasu/ Mohave..
Targets.....Primarily Flycoring for Stripers (trolling leadcore with various flies) and at times bass, crappie/bluegill
I have a Lowrance HDS Live 9 at console running the 3 in 1 transducer off transom.
This I use for trolling and flycoring. It's not useable when fishing from front casting deck.
When I switch to bass/panfish fishing, I would like to cast and fish off front deck and having a FF at bow would be nice.
So.....I was thinking of a few scenarios:
1. Purchase a Lowrance HDS Live 12 without transducer, exchange it for bow mounted head unit, and move the 9 to the bow (Larger screen allows me to better see screen when standing and trolling at rear of boat). This would mean running two HDS Live head units off one transducer. Is this feasible? Or would it better to purchase the 12 WITH transducer and mount the transducer to my Terrova TM?
Pros/Cons?
2. Purchase a Garmin ECHOMAP Ultra 106sv with GT54 transducer and run it at bow with the transducer mounted to my Terrova TM? I have read the GT56 is a much improved transducer. This would be two different platforms to learn. This option would allow for a possible upgrade in the future to Live Scope.
Pros/Cons?
3. Other potential options I have not considered?
Planning/Preparing to purchase when prices drop...between now and Black Friday.
Thanks!
Mostly fish alone.
My primary fishing includes....small, med, large reservoirs/lakes and Colorado river... Lakes Havasu/ Mohave..
Targets.....Primarily Flycoring for Stripers (trolling leadcore with various flies) and at times bass, crappie/bluegill
I have a Lowrance HDS Live 9 at console running the 3 in 1 transducer off transom.
This I use for trolling and flycoring. It's not useable when fishing from front casting deck.
When I switch to bass/panfish fishing, I would like to cast and fish off front deck and having a FF at bow would be nice.
So.....I was thinking of a few scenarios:
1. Purchase a Lowrance HDS Live 12 without transducer, exchange it for bow mounted head unit, and move the 9 to the bow (Larger screen allows me to better see screen when standing and trolling at rear of boat). This would mean running two HDS Live head units off one transducer. Is this feasible? Or would it better to purchase the 12 WITH transducer and mount the transducer to my Terrova TM?
Pros/Cons?
2. Purchase a Garmin ECHOMAP Ultra 106sv with GT54 transducer and run it at bow with the transducer mounted to my Terrova TM? I have read the GT56 is a much improved transducer. This would be two different platforms to learn. This option would allow for a possible upgrade in the future to Live Scope.
Pros/Cons?
3. Other potential options I have not considered?
Planning/Preparing to purchase when prices drop...between now and Black Friday.
Thanks!